A model integrating social-cultural concepts of nature into frameworks of interaction between social and natural systems. Issue 5 (12th May 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Muhar, Andreas; Raymond, Christopher M.; van den Born, Riyan J.G.; Bauer, Nicole; Böck, Kerstin; Braito, Michael; Buijs, Arjen; Flint, Courtney; de Groot, Wouter T.; Ives, Christopher D.; Mitrofanenko, Tamara; Plieninger, Tobias; Tucker, Catherine; van Riper, Carena J.
• Is Part Of: Journal of environmental planning and management. Volume 61:Issue 5/6(2018)
• Page Start: 756
• Page End: 777
• Publication Date: 2018-05-12
• Subjects: human-nature relationship -- social-ecological system -- environmental behaviour -- governance; City planning -- Periodicals; City planning -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; Regional planning -- Periodicals; Regional planning -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; 333.7
• DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1327424
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0964-0568

Abstract

Abstract : Existing frameworks for analysing interactions between social and natural systems (e.g. Social-Ecological Systems framework, Ecosystem Services concept) do not sufficiently consider and operationalize the dynamic interactions between people's values, attitudes and understandings of the human-nature relationship at both individual and collective levels. We highlight the relevance of individual and collective understandings of the human-nature relationship as influencing factors for environmental behaviour, which may be reflected in natural resource management conflicts, and review the diversity of existing social-cultural concepts, frameworks and associated research methods. Particular emphasis is given to the context-sensitivity of social-cultural concepts in decision-making. These aspects are translated into a conceptual model aiming not to replace but to expand and enhance existing frameworks. Integrating this model into existing frameworks provides a tool for the exploration of how social-cultural concepts of nature interact with existing contexts to influence governance of social-ecological systems.